Being the work-a-holic that he is, SUBZERO617 has always set out to put 100% of his energy into any project that he was involved with. Seeing that there was Ovamotorvated Dvd and Ovamotorvated Music he often found himself stretched between projects.

As a not-so-young anymore entrepenuer it was a tough lessen for him to learn but over the last two years SUBZERO617 has had alot of time to reflect and now he's more ready than ever to tackle the "Green Monsta.." we call .."The Industry..". A house divided against itself can not stand but anything built on a strong, solid foundation crafted carefully over time will take just as long to destroy as it did to create. SUBZERO617 is a diamond surfacing through the ruff and Ovamotorvated is a concept that has stood the test of time...years have passed and hard work is still the ethic. SUBZERO617 describes himself as a behind the scenes player, a puppet master of sorts. SUBZERO realizes he can never be an inspiration to others without first walking the path that he speaks about so here he is putting on his shoes and walking my first mile. As a critic, SUBZERO617 often comment on how an artist's album could've been better or how a certain video could've been cut different. In the past, SUBZERO has especially been adamant about telling artists to do for themselves and get off the "waiting to get signed" crutch. Now, instead of talking about it he's living it.

SUBZERO617 WAS BORN and raised in Boston, more specifically Roxbury. SUBZERO617 was born February 15th, 1979 during a time when Hiphop was largely considered a subculture not the norm. SUBZERO loved Hiphop from the start. Throughout his life he expressed himself anyway he knew how, i.e. through dance, sketching, singing (yes singing) rapping, turntablism and anything else you can think of.

Since Hiphop is largely the expression of oppressed poor people Sub and Hiphop went hand in hand. SUBZERO617 expresses himself through styles that vary like night and day. His introspective thought process and DGF attitude at times seem to clash but SUBZERO prides himself on being in touch with his duality. "A closed mind can receive no information" he says. SUBZERO's music ranges from laid back and melodic to hyper organized confusion.

July 21st, 2008BAND EQUITY SCORE™ VIEW BAND EQUITY CHARTS Your Score: 854 Rank among Hip Hop artists: 266 out of 22844 (+95) Average score for Hip Hop artists: 97.0621

July 19th, 2008 BAND EQUITY SCORE™ VIEW BAND EQUITY CHARTS Your Score: 652 Rank among Hip Hop artists: 360 out of 22730 (+312) Average score for Hip Hop artists: 97.3001

July 8th, 2008BAND EQUITY SCORE™ VIEW BAND EQUITY CHARTS Your Score: 445 Rank among Hip Hop artists: 661 (+2257)

July 3rd, 2008BAND EQUITY SCORE™ VIEW BAND EQUITY CHARTS Your Score: 158 Rank among Hip Hop artists: 3055 (-46)

June 16th, 2008: BAND EQUITY SCORE™ VIEW BAND EQUITY CHARTS Your Score: 158 Rank among Hip Hop artists: 2965 out of 21186 (+20) Average score for Hip Hop artists: 94.7081

May 1st, 2008:BAND EQUITY SCORE™ VIEW BAND EQUITY CHARTS Your Score: 156 Rank among Hip Hop artists: 2790 out of 19559 (+168) Average score for Hip Hop artists: 92.917

Feb 1st, 2008:BAND EQUITY SCORE™ VIEW BAND EQUITY CHARTS Your Score: 45 Rank among Hip Hop artists: 6034 out of 18336 (-15) Average score for Hip Hop artists: 90.8981

March 1st, 2008: BAND EQUITY SCORE™ VIEW BAND EQUITY CHARTS Your Score: 47 Rank among Hip Hop artists: 5283 out of 18336 (-15) Average score for Hip Hop artists: 93.8981

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"Everythangz a ruff draft"....you're gonna hear me say this alot....because it's true!

"Everythangz a ruff draft" is the name of my second mixtape. I felt that it was fitting to name it that since the constant evolution of my first solo mixtape is still ongoing. See, I am my own worst critic and my ear is constantly being fine tuned so I almost always hear a better way to flip something each time that I listen to it. When I first decided to make a go at this hiphop thing as a serious artist I was desperate to get my own product out on the street. That product came in the form of a cd called "The Streetz Mixtape Part 1".

On "The Streetz Mixtape Part 1" I did my own recording and engineering. The project took several months longer than I anticipated because (for one) I'm not an engineer but (for two) my ear for what sounded good constantly changed. This lead to the need to revise a system that would allow me to edit and publish my work all at the same time. Thats when I came up with the decimal system. It works alot like updated versions of a software, first you release version 1.0 then upgrade it to 2.0 or 2.1 and so and so forth.
Well, I began the recording the mixtape in the summer of 2005. I released the first version to the public in the fall of 2006. The last version to be released was version 6.7  during the summer of 2007. I am currently sitting on version 7.1 and debating whether or not I should release it.

 

The songs posted on Ourstage.com.

So Amazing Remix III. This is an original R&B track featuring Shannyn. I got the track from DJ Halfmoon. At the time that I got it it was incomplete. The song writer had only written one verse and a chorus and the second verse was wide open. I felt that it was a great opportunity for my leading artist Dionysious to show his diversity. I immediately commissioned Dionysious to write and perform a verse for it and give it more of a hiphop feel. Dionysious caught a writer's block and I ended up writing and recording for it. When the project was done I fell in love with it.

Long Range. This song I originally performed at a talent show in high school believe it or not. It wasn't until several years later hanging in the studio with my producer J. Anderson that I would be motorvated to record it. We were just relaxin' and Jarves was doing his warm up thing that he always does (he just sits and listens to beats til he's in the mood). When he played the instrumental that we now call Long Range I knew I just had to get on it. The verse and the hook fit the beat perfectly. The song was complete when Slim Pickens agreed to do the second verse. It took Slim about  five minutes to pick a verse that would fit the song. The rest as they say....is history. Everybody loves that song but to this day I call it a "ruff draft". You know how that goes...

Hour Glass. This is another J. Anderson classic. If you ask me the beat alone carries itself but when you  add the catchy hook it's a wrap! I really think I could've farted on this record and it would've still sounded good. Special thanks to L-Product who was commisioned to write a second verse for this. There's a version of this song on "Ev'rythangz A Ruff Draft" but the full length feature version will be released the summer of 2008.